Early Access: Scripting Your Destiny E2

E2. I am so pleased with how well I'm enjoying this show, so far. This doesn't feel like the average web drama - well, at least, not the ones that I've watched anyway. Most web dramas that I've seen tend to be pretty skimpy and tropey, and the acting tends to lean green. This one feels quite cheeky and original, and so far, the acting feels reasonably solid, like it's at least several notches above the average web drama. Plus, it's very pretty to look at, and I am loving the bright, rich Spring palette. The overall effect of all this, is that I feel like I'm watching a full-fledged drama - just with all the filler sliced out.

Show presents an interesting idea this episode, that not all gods of destiny approach their task with equal care. Therefore, some people's destinies leave a lot of room for, uh, interpretation, because how the person gets from one written point of destiny to another is not specified. That's quite a novel idea to me, and it seems like Che Kyung's book of destiny had been handled in quite a slipshod manner, with big unfilled gaps on the pages. I'm curious to know what's happened in those gaps, that resulted in her changing her name. And, I'm also curious to see how her destiny is going to change, since her book of destiny is now in the hands of a much more meticulous god of destiny.

I am tickled by the idea of our god of destiny, Ho Yoon, suffering writer's block around how to write Che Kyung's love story, and basically plagiarizing Che Kyung's high school literature essay, in order to give her a love story. Pfft. That's hilarious to me. 😆

The fact that Che Kyung is freaked out rather than swooned out by how the events in her life exactly mirror her essay amuses me greatly too. Plus, it also tells me more about Che Kyung herself. She might be in the business of writing romance for the TV screen, but she's much more pragmatic in real life.

It's an important idea as well, that you should follow your heart, instead of simply being bowled over by the romance inherent in a situation. Even though everything Che Kyung experiences with Ba Reum flows like a drama rom-com (or a high-schooler's literary essay, as the case may be), her heart isn't moved, and she's not drawn to him, and I'm actually quite proud of her for being keenly aware of that.

I'm quite entertained by the idea that Ho Yoon, as a non-human, doesn't understand love, and that's why he can't write it, and that's why he seeks Che Kyung out, to ask her about it. I mean, it's a cute idea, but I also want to know how he's been managing all the love stories of all the other people whose books of destiny have passed through his hands. Were those all gappily written, so that the people involved had to figure things out for themselves?

So far, I'm enjoying the vibe between Ho Yoon and Che Kyung quite nicely. He's leaning smooth, in his honest but quirky answers to her questions, but she is completely unaffected by his charm. Heh. I rather like how steady Che Kyung's heart is; this girl doesn't lose her heart easily, and I find that quite charming, somehow.